DOVER — Durham's “Jack the Snipper,” the sole suspect in a string of burglaries in 2003 and 2004 where a man “snipped” off or removed the clothing of sleeping women after breaking into their Durham apartments, was arrested Tuesday by Dover police in connection with an indecent exposure incident that occurred Sunday at the Bed, Bath & Beyond at 875 Central Avenue.

Jeffrey Gelinas, 37, of 452 Pine Street #102, Manchester, is scheduled to appear in court this morning following his Tuesday afternoon arrest after he allegedly exposed his genitals to an 11-year-old girl in the home goods store who was shopping with her mother. Gelinas reportedly fled the store without paying for merchandise as soon as the girl got her mother's attention and reported the incident.

Gelinas refused bail on Tuesday and is being held at the Strafford County House of Corrections.

After posting the surveillance footage with various news media, several leads came forward that Dover police were able to follow. The department obtained an arrest warrant and police arrested Gelinas on Elm Street in Manchester at about 3:20 p.m. Tuesday without incident.

Lt. Brant Dolleman said the Dover Police Department appreciates the help received from the Durham Police Department in solving this case.

“It was very concerning,” he said of the indecent exposure incident. “Not just for the victim and victim's family, but for the community.”

A similar sentiment and statement regarding Gelinas' actions was shared with the Union Leader by Durham Police Chief David Kurz in an article printed Feb. 3, 2012 when he said “the reality of it was this was a series of acts that, I wouldn't want to say paralyzed the community, but was incredibly unsettling for the community.”

Between 2003 and 2004, Gelinas was the only suspect in a series of reports that alleged a burglar had gained entrance into Durham apartments and cut clothing off women while they slept.

The suspect in those cases had cut off and/or removed clothing from women while sleeping in the privacy of their own apartments. Gelinas was ultimately arrested after a woman reported to police that she had woken to a man trying to remove a screen from her window.

He was the primary suspect in eight other burglaries, though he pleaded guilty to just a single felony burglary charge in 2004 and was sentenced to 1½ to 8 years in state prison.

Glinas was released on parole in April of 2012 after appearing before the adult parole board in February of that year.

He is scheduled to be arraigned in Dover Circuit Court at 10:45 a.m. today.